Kellen Diesch (; born August 23, 1997) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and

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Early life

Diesch grew up in

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and attended

Byron Nelson High School Byron Nelson High School is a public high school located in Trophy Club, Texas about north of Fort Worth, Texas, in Denton County and opened in August 2009 for the 09–10 school year. It is the second high school in the Northwest Independent Sch ...

College career

Diesch began his college career at

and redshirted his true freshman season. He played mostly as a reserve over the next three seasons. Diesch announced he would be leaving the program with the intent to transfer after his redshirt junior year. Diesch transferred to Arizona State as a graduate transfer. He became a starter in his first season with the Sun Devils. Diesch decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Arizona State for a second season. He was named second-team All-

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in his final season.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Diesch was signed by the

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as an

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on April 30, 2022, shortly after the conclusion of the

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. He was waived on August 30, 2022.

Chicago Bears

On September 1, 2022, Diesch was signed to the

practice squad.

References

External links

Miami Dolphins bio

Arizona State Sun Devils bio

Texas A&M Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diesch, Kellen 1997 births Living people Players of American football from Texas American football offensive tackles Texas A&M Aggies football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Miami Dolphins players Chicago Bears players